The prevalence of chronic diseases and associated influencing factors among residents in Ali, Tibet in 2021 / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

【Objective】 To assess the prevalence of chronic diseases and associated influencing factors among residents in Ali so as to provide reference for local prevention and control of chronic diseases. 【Methods】 Stratified cluster random sampling was used to investigate the prevalence of chronic diseases and their influencing factors among permanent residents over 18 years of age in Aili. 【Results】 Totally 606 subjects were included, with a prevalence of chronic diseases of 39.93% and the highest prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis of 14.03%. The prevalence of chronic diseases was significantly different among ethnicity, age, education, occupation, personnel category, family living standard, amateur physical exercise, fuel type and self-rated health (P<0.05). Logistic regression showed that the risk of chronic diseases among the residents aged 50 years and above was 2.656 (95% CI 1.439-4.901) times higher than that of residents under 30 years; the risk of chronic diseases among the residents with elementary school education and below was 3.528 (95% CI 1.519-8.197) times higher than that of residents with college education and above; housework personnel could reduce the risk of chronic diseases (OR=0.365, 95% CI 0.161-0.828); residents with poor self-rated health had 5.814 (95% CI 3.243-10.423) times higher risk of chronic diseases than those with good self-rated health; and those with a weight gain of more than 2.5 kg in the past year could increase the risk of chronic diseases (OR=2.029, 95% CI 1.226-3.358). 【Conclusion】 The prevalence of chronic diseases is high in residents of Ali. Attention should be paid to the elderly population with poor self-rated health and tendency of weight gain. Personalized behavioral lifestyle health education is helpful in preventing the occurrence of chronic diseases.